Ersel Murat
Ege University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
Turk J Emerg Med. 2016 Mar 9;15(Suppl 1):27-33. doi: 10.5505/1304.7361.2015.48753. eCollection 2015 Oct.
The right to water and sanitation is an inextricable human right. Water and sanitation are critical determinants for survival in the initial stages of a disaster. An adequate amount of safe water is necessary to prevent death from dehydration, to reduce the risk of water-related disease and to provide for consumption, cooking and personal and domestic hygienic requirements. The main objective of WASH - (Water supply, Sanitation and Hygenie promotion) programmes in disasters is to reduce the transmission of faeco-oral diseases and exposure to disease-bearing vectors through the promotion of: good hygiene practices, the provision of safe drinking water, the reduction of environmental health risks, the conditions that allow people to a healthy life with dignity, comfort and security.
水和卫生设施权是一项不可分割的人权。水和卫生设施是灾难初期生存的关键决定因素。充足的安全用水对于预防脱水致死、降低水媒疾病风险以及满足饮用、烹饪及个人和家庭卫生需求至关重要。灾害中水资源、卫生设施及卫生促进（WASH）项目的主要目标是通过推广以下方面来减少粪口传播疾病的传播以及接触病媒：良好的卫生习惯、提供安全饮用水、降低环境卫生风险，创造条件让人们能够有尊严、舒适且安全地过上健康生活。
